StarStruck (season 1)

StarStruck (season 1)
Created by	GMA Network
Directed by	Lino Cayetano
Presented by	Dingdong Dantes Nancy Castiglione
Judges	Joey de Leon Joyce Bernal Ida Henares
Country of origin	Philippines
No. of episodes	71
Production
Executive producer(s)	Wilma Galvante
Running time	Ordinary: 30-60 minutes The Final Judgment: 2 hours
Release
Original network	GMA Network
Original release	October 27, 2003 – February 1, 2004
External links
StarStruck Website

The first season of StarStruck premiered on October 27, 2003. The council was formed with Joey de Leon, Joyce Bernal, and Ida Henares representing it. The show was co-hosted by Dingdong Dantes and Nancy Castiglione.

Overview

StarStruck was first announced on GMA Network program SOP, where the hosts invited teenagers from 14-18 years old to audition for the upcoming StarStruck season. Much of the auditions were held at the GMA Network's headquarters and at SM Supermalls throughout the Philippines.

The first season of StarStruck was directed by Lino Cayetano, who has studied and taught film in the University of the Philippines, aside from his film and audiovisual communications course in New York Film Academy.

The pilot episode was aired on October 27, 2003. StarStruck is shown only weekdays having Mondays to Thursdays will be tests and Fridays would be the elimination night. The show held its "The Final Judgment" on February 1, 2004 at the Araneta Coliseum.

In the first year of the reality-talent search, Out of thousands who auditioned, only the top 100 was chosen for the first cut. From the top 100, it was trimmed down to the top 60, then from the top 60 to the top 30, and from the top 30 to the final 14 finalists. The final 14 survivors underwent various workshops and training in order to develop their personalities, talents, and charisma. But, the twist is that every week, two of the Final 14 may have to say goodbye until only four remain. Those who were eliminated were dubbed as "StarStruck Avengers".

The final 4 survivors vied for the coveted the "Ultimate Survivors" titles, the "Ultimate Male Survivor" and the "Ultimate Female Survivor" each received (P1,000,000) pesos and exclusive contracts from GMA Network and the runner-up, received (P100,000) each. The "StarStruck Avengers" (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contracts from the network.

The final 14 survivors

When the sinal 14 were chosen, they were assigned different challenges every week that aimed at honing their acting, singing, and dancing abilities. Every Friday, one is meant to leave the competition until there were just 6 others who are left. From the final 6, there will be two of them who will be eliminated and after the elimination of the two; the final 4 will be revealed.

The Final 4 will be battling with each other on "The Final Judgment". People will choose who they want to win the competition by text voting. Thirty percent of the result will come from the text votes and the remaining 70% is from the "StarStruck Council".

The Final Judgment

The winner was announced on a two-hour TV special dubbed "StarStruck The Final Judgment" held on February 1, 2004 at the Araneta Coliseum, the venue of the event was jampacked with an estimated 15,000 StarStruck fans and supporters and almost the same number of fans used to wait outside the venue because of seats' insufficiency.

The "StarStruck Avengers" performance came in next, in a song and dance medley detailing the journey of the Survivors from the audition process, the four International contenders and the elimination of the tenth Avengers for a dance number.

The "Final 4" then perform their solo performances. Yasmien Kurdi sang ? by ?, Jennylyn Mercado sang ?’s by ?, Rainier Castillo a dance number by a song of Step Into The Rhythm performs a solo dance number with the Abstract dancers, and Mark Herras a dance number by a song of Outrageous by Britney Spears performs a solo dance number with the Manoeuvres.

The male survivor Rainier Castillo and Mark Herras dancing together with Joshua Zamora dance number with the Manoeuvres. Next the female survivor Yasmien Kurdi and Jennylyn Mercado singing together with by Lani Misalucha, the Queen of Soul Jaya sang and the Asia Song Bird Regine Velasquez sang Dadalhin.

Come announcement time, Jennylyn Mercado of Las Piñas is the "Ultimate Female Survivor" and Mark Herras of Laguna is the "Ultimate Male Survivor" were proclaimed the Ultimate Survivors and each of them received (P1,000,000) plus exclusive contracts from GMA Network.

While Yasmien Kurdi of San Juan and Rainier Castillo of Quezon City were proclaimed the "Runner-up" each of them received (100,000) pesos and exclusive GMA Network contracts. The "Starstruck Avengers" also received and exclusive contracts from the network. During the Judgment Day, it was also announced that the Final 14 will be having our own show.

"The Final Judgment" gained 42.8%, impressively high for a late Sunday night telecast, the StarStruck Final Judgment was the only TV event that narrowly matched the Eat Bulaga Silver anniversary special.

The First Final Judgment night's theme was based on the popular film The Matrix.

Signature Dances

There are signature dances and songs made in each batch. With this batch, their signature dances and songs are:

• Step Into The Rhythm
• Rubber Necking
• Milkshake
• Hey Yah
• Outrageous
• Average Joe

Stage 1: The StarStruck Playhouse and Stage 1: LIVE!

Because of the StarStruck fever, GMA Network created a new show, "Stage 1: The StarStruck Playhouse". The StarStruck test continues on this show where the "Final 14" have to prove their staying power in the business. Every week from Mondays to Thursdays, the show presents a miniseries starring the StarStruck 1 Final 14, but this time their acting prowess is put into test. The show already went off the air with high ratings.

Fridays would serve as critical day because the audience will judge their performance for the week through text messaging. An acting award is also given to the survivor who excelled in that week. "Stage 1: LIVE!" is also somewhat a variety show for the Survivors.

If Mondays to Thursdays, they showed their acting skills, during Fridays, they are able to show their dancing, singing and hosting prowess. The show was hosted by Chynna Ortaleza and Cogie Domingo with Raymond Gutierrez. The show already went off the air.

Elimination Chart

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